Solid Design Systems

for organizations and products that evolve

We train your teams and tailor your process, so your system keeps up with change

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When you invest in a design system, you want it to last.

Design systems are about speed and consistency. When change is needed and the system can’t keep up, product teams that can't wait let drift happen- the first cracks in the system.

At every reboot, it happens again. We saw it in many companies: fintech, media, and e-commerce, until we developed a process adaptive to change.

PROCESS

From start to finish

It starts with a free call and ends with your team running the process.

In between, we prove it on your components.

  • 01

    A free 45-minute call

    After this call, you'll receive concrete findings on how to get started with your team and what to audit.

  • 02

    Audit what you have.

    We audit your design, code, and collaboration: where they agree, where they drift, and why. You’ll know what to keep, what to fix, and which component to start with.

  • 03

    Define your status quo.

    We resolve drift in one real component and agree how it stays aligned. That component becomes your new status quo: the bar for every change.

  • 04

    Prove your process.

    We guide a real change from request to release, shaping the process around how your organization works, so your goals stay put and drift stays away.

  • 05

    Build on what works.

    We extend the approach to include more components and build what the process needs around it: token architecture, a CI/CD pipeline, accessibility testing, documentation, and tooling to handle repetitive work.

  • 06

    You take the wheel.

    Your team takes over. The process, tools, and knowledge stay with you and your team.

Supercharge your process with Compfeed

We built Compfeed to make your contribution process easy to follow, with a widget in Figma, right where the work happens. In the background, it handles tedious tasks like updating documentation, catches drift, and keeps teams aligned. So there's no reason to work around the process.

What we do

  • Strategy

    • System strategy
    • Brand principles
    • Way of working
    • Mission and vision

  • System

    • Audits
    • Token & variables architecture
    • Pipeline & Automation

  • Training

    • Design tokens & component architecture
    • Cross-discipline collaboration
    • Documentation & process
    • Team workshops
The LYNX trading platform, rebuilt on a reinstated design system
case study

Lynx

We reinstated their design system, and simultaneously a full rebrand was initiated. Would rebuilding their design system hold up mid-rebrand?

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Wart Burggraaf

About

Wart Burggraaf

For the past decade, I've helped design systems to keep up with change. I established a design system at ABN AMRO that's still in use today, built contribution workflows and multi-brand tokens at DPG Media (80+ brands), and prepared a Fintech platform for a major rebrand.

I‘ve also shared my thinking on Figma's designsystems.com and built Compfeed to put my thinking into practice.